Head of Clinic in Internal Medicine at the Crans-Montana Clinic – 50%

Company Description

With more than 12,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to watch our 2024 retrospective by clicking here . 

Located in the heart of the Valais mountains, the Crans-Montana clinic offers you a position with responsibility and the opportunity to balance professional and private life in a natural setting, to evolve in a creative and friendly professional environment, to perform interesting clinical work in the field of psychosomatic rehabilitation and oncological and musculoskeletal internal medicine. You also benefit from structured continuing education, training in supervising internal medicine doctors and teaching students, direct supervision with an attending physician and a head of department, and integration into service improvement and research projects. 

Working at Crans-Montana at the University Hospitals of Geneva means working in a clinic with a friendly atmosphere while benefiting from the structure of a university hospital. It also means having access to nearby schools for your children, enjoying a variety of cultural and sports activities throughout the year, and living in a refreshing and quality environment. 

Job Description

Do you want to leverage your skills and develop new ones? We offer you the opportunity to gain professional experience within our institution and collaborate with our various specialists. Together with your colleagues, you are responsible for the hospitalization of patients in a 65-bed clinic.  

As head of clinic, you ensure quality medical services, both clinically, administratively, and organizationally. To do this, you demonstrate empathy and excellent communication skills.  

In a small team, you provide holistic patient care by working interdisciplinarily with nursing staff, physiotherapists, psychologists, dietitians, occupational therapists, music therapists, and art therapists, as well as hotel, technical, and administrative sectors, pharmacy, and laboratory. You work on chronic medical conditions and promote therapeutic education through motivational interviews. 

Working in a stimulating university environment within a multidisciplinary team, your leadership and ability to work autonomously and efficiently also lead you to support internal medicine doctors in developing their skills and actively participate in the undergraduate training of medical students. 

You develop and participate in research projects linked to the Geneva medical academic environment and also contribute to the development of various institutional projects promoting care through personalized admission and access to digital resources of a large university hospital. You also benefit from collaboration between the three clinics of the high plateau. 

Qualifications

You hold a federal medical diploma or have training deemed equivalent and recognized by the Medical Professions Commission of the Federal Office of Public Health (MEBEKO). You have or are in the process of obtaining the FMH specialty title in general internal medicine; priority will be given to holders of this FMH title. 

Knowledge of the hospital environment is necessary. 

Your excellent communication skills facilitate teamwork in a multidisciplinary setting and the connection with patients. You are dynamic, flexible, and committed to your work. Additionally, you have demonstrated strong adaptability. 

For non-French speakers, a C1 level in spoken and written French is required. 

Additional Information

• Start date: to be agreed
• Number of positions: 1 
• Activity rate: 50% 
• Job class: 22 or 24 
• Contract: 36-month fixed-term contract with possibility of permanent contract
• Application deadline: 30.09.2025
• Contact for information: Dr. S. Mateiciuc Leutke, head of service, tel. 027 485 66 02 

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your CV, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates. 

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men. 

Committed to fighting unemployment, the HUG encourage applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office. 

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.